remember that time back in 2005 when we almost kinda sorta had a bemani scene in our country, if by bemani you mean ddr extreme and that one drummania v that lasted about a month?

Aiyo, always good to see another local! I didn't really start playing bemani until after getting hooked on the AWESOME Ouendan, so it sounds like I missed the party. DDR was never my thing either... far too much excercise for a smoker / boozer like myself. I like my vidyagames sedentary, thankyouverymuch.

Still, the trocadero had a 5key BM cab a while ago (joy), and they even got Technika which was pretty cool until they got shut down for not paying their bills.

As far as I'm concerned the bemani scene around here consists of me swearing at my telly most nights.

T2 is still there in the arcade called Las Vegas just down the road. Network is off though and idk if they're going to upgrade to T3.

LV's basement houses what remains of the music gaming scene and it's kinda sad just a bunch of anime teenagers playing PIU. Don't get me wrong, they seem like a nice bunch but I'm from a different generation at this point :\ Anyway I'm in Edinburgh these days and that never had any sort of music gaming community to begin with.

I may go check it out next time I have some spare time. I'm quite averse to anime-teens these days though (probably self hating my younger self) so it all depends how much I can stomach. Maybe I can badger the owner into considering getting a cab, "mate, you'll be like, the centre for IIDX in the UK, people will flock to you" etc.

daym, missed. How d'you find the koc? I tried experimenting with your keys+space setup a while back but it was just too much of a head fuck. Maybe over xmas if I can't be bothered to take a controller home.